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RESPONSE PAPER 4

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Responseto Glecy Kristine Post

Glecy’spost is an evaluation of a patient who has reported with symptomsassociated with lung cancer. The post seeks to examine the patient’ssymptoms and determine the disease affecting him. The patient underdiscussion is 74 years of age and has been a smoker for 50 years.Glecy can be credited for providing an in-depth description of thepatient’s symptom. Moreover, the post is comprehensive and thelanguage used can be easily understood by the reader (Mannino,2017).The writer has not used a lot of jargon, and the target audience canget a glimpse of the discussion. The post is precise and directlyanswers the question without deviating from the main issues.

Inmy opinion, the symptoms highlighted by the author are a reflectionof a person suffering from lung cancer. Being a smoker, the patientis at a high risk of contracting this disease. From the detailsprovided in the post, it is apparent that the writer has adequateknowledge of the topic she was researching. This emanates from thefact that all the statements in the post have factual evidence. Whilediagnosing the patient, the necessary tests were performed, and thisrules out any possibility of providing subjective information (Han,Dransfield, &amp Martinez, 2017).I liked the post from the beginning to the end since it wasinteresting to read. The author connects with the target audience. Ifelt engaged throughout the text as Glecy explains how the diseaseaffects the patient and the possible ways of treating the condition.Overall, the post is relevant and can be useful to students who areinterested in understanding what lung cancer entails (McCanceet al, 2014).

Althoughthe post provides crucial information about lung cancer, the authorcan be faulted for not having mentioned the stages through which thedisease progresses. There are four stages of lung cancer, which Glecyhas not discussed. In all the four stages, the disease manifestsitself in various ways. In the first stage, the disease only affectsthe lungs but spreads to other body parts by the fourth stage.

References

Han,M.K., Dransfield, M.T., &amp Martinez, F.J. (2017). ChronicObstructive Pulmonary Disease: Definition, Clinical Manifestations,Diagnosis, and Staging.Retrievedfrom:

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-definition-clinical-manifestations-diagnosis-and-staging?source=search_result&ampsearch=copd%20pathophysiology&ampselectedTitle=1~150

Mannino,D.M. (2017). CigaretteSmoking and other Possible Risk factors for Lung Cancer.Retrievedfrom:

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/cigarette-smoking-and-other-possible-risk-factors-for-lung-cancer?source=search_result&ampsearch=copd%20and%20lung%20cancer&ampselectedTitle=1~150

McCance,K. L., Huether, S.E., Brashers, V. L., &amp Rote, N. S. (2014).Pathophysiologythe Biologic basis for Disease in Adults and Children (7th ed.).St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

RESPONSE PAPER 4

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Thepost discusses Candidiasis, a fungal infection that affects themouth, throat, and other body parts such as genitals. Some of thesymptoms associated with the infection include oral thrush and yeastinfection, which affects the vagina. The post is precise and providesa comprehensive explanation of the health condition being discussed.Moreover, the author can be credited for explaining the causes of thefungal infection and the various ways in which it manifests itself inthe human body. The text is not limited to a specific group ofpersons who are affected by the health condition. Rather, the authorhas succeeded in exploring the impacts of the fungal infection onchildren and the adults. Thus, the post is broad in its explanationof the illness under discussion (Pommerville, 2014). I like the postsince it gives an explanation of the persons who are at risk ofgetting the infection. It is true that persons with weak immunesystems are at a high risk of contracting the infection.

Althoughthe post provides essential information about Candidiasis, there aresome shortcomings in the discussion. First, the author failed toexplain how the disease is diagnosed. The author could have mentionedthat a skin culture is necessary while diagnosing the disease.Moreover, the post has not given the alternative treatments availableto cure the disease. Intravenous and oral doses are used in thetreatment of Candidiasis. Antifungal medications are essential whiletreating the health condition. Overall, the post is relevant to themedical condition it discusses. Despite being short, it has crucialinformation about the disease, which can be helpful in identifying aninfected person. The text flows from the beginning to the end.

Noneof us has ever suffered a yeast infection. However, I have witnesseda person suffering from yeast infection that affected her mouth. Someof the symptoms she had included white patches, which appeared in themouth, tongue, and inner cheeks.

References

Pommerville,J. C. (2014). Fundamentalsof Microbiology.Burlington: Jones and Bartlett Learning.

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Photographyinterferes with our perspective’s reality. Sometimes, photographyhides the evidence by presenting a deceitful scene as accurate. Mostphotographers do not perform photography as an art. Absurdly, theytake photos as a common custom to defend individuals against anxietyand make it appear as a tool for power. Photography must face criticsto uncover lies that diminish one person and elevate another(Haggith). As evident by the photos of U.S. President Donald Trump’sinaugural images as compared to former U.S. President Barack Obama’sinaugural pictures, the photos portray a bias motive by depicting adifference in audience population.

Thetwo photos try to amplify variance in interests and popularitybetween U.S. President Donald Trump and the former U.S. PresidentBarack Obama. The underlying reason behind such photos seems to bepolitical propaganda (Haggith). Photographers should contemplatepresenting accurate comparisons at equilibrium consideration.

Themainstream media argues that President Donald Trump’s inaugurationceremony had little numbers as compared to President Obama’s. Theunanswered question is whether all the photos represent similartimes, same positions, and under similar circumstances. The pictureshowing Trump’s inauguration represents the time before thecitizen’s arrival in the swearing-in venue, and the point of thephoto shoot is in the middle of the site. Obama’s installationphoto is during the time of the opening ceremony which was shot froma balcony (Haggith). The difference in timeframes results to biasedperspectives.

DonaldTrump’s victory in the U.S. presidential elections disapproves themyth behind photography. His victory in the election depicts anindividual with significant followership from the American citizens.Therefore, the constant representations by mainstream media that hedoes not possess public support is a biased and unfair treatment tothe U.S. president.

WorkCited

Haggith,David. “More Fake News: Media Contrived Photos to Diminish Trump`sInauguration Crowd.”&nbspZeroHedge,27 Jan. 2017,www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-01-27/more-fake-news-media-contrived-photos-diminish-trump%E2%80%99s-inauguration-crowd.Accessed 16 Mar. 2017.